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9981. Texting Reminders to Low-Income, Minority Patients Improves Vaccination Rates | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/texting-reminders-low-income-minority-patients-improves
      January 01, 2019 - Melissa Stockwell and her Columbia University-based research team compared the human papillomavirus ( … Compared to other methods of recalling patients for vaccination, these messages are a simple, scalable

9982. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2004 - to TPHA, and 99.4% and 100% compared to the FTA-ABS test. … ELISA showed 100% sensitivity compared to the FTA-ABS test for primary and secondary syphilis, 100% for … This study compared results of clinic RPR and RST tests with standard laboratory RPR and TPHA tests in … A study of the treatment of individuals exposed to a sexual partner with early- stage syphilis compared … Azithromycin compared with penicillin G benzathine for treatment of incubating syphilis.

9983. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
      July 15, 2004 - to TPHA, and 99.4 percent and 100 percent compared to the FTA-ABS test. … ELISA showed 100 percent sensitivity compared to the FTA-ABS test for primary and secondary syphilis, … This study compared results of clinic RPR and RST tests with standard laboratory RPR and TPHA tests in … RCT 32 and a study conducted outside the U.S. 33 compared azithromycin and penicillin treatments in … Azithromycin compared with penicillin G benzathine for treatment of incubating syphilis.

9984. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_clinician.pdf
      November 01, 2016 - Pharmacological therapies are associated with increased risk of adverse events when compared with placebo … Subacute Low Back Pain: Summary of Key Findings and Strength of Evidence for Interventions Intervention Compared … Radicular Low Back Pain: Summary of Key Findings and Strength of Evidence for Interventions Intervention Compared … stimulation. �� Pharmacological therapies were associated with increased risk of adverse events when compared … Chronic Low Back Pain: Summary of Key Findings and Strength of Evidence for Interventions Intervention Compared

9985. STATISTICAL BRIEF #451: Experiences with Health Care Providers among Cancer Survivors, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2011
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st451/stat451.shtml
      October 01, 2014 - health care providers or doctors discussed in detail follow-up care after their cancer treatment as compared … health care providers or doctors did not discuss at all with them follow-up care after their treatment compared … reported they had a detailed discussion about the side effects of their treatment from their doctors, compared … that their medical providers did not discuss their social or emotional needs after treatment at all compared … reported that their doctors didn't discuss their social and emotional needs after treatment at all, compared

9986. Archived: Lung Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - , 9 Sputum cytology is an even less effective screening test, largely due to its low sensitivity compared … had a larger proportion of resectable tumors, but mortality for lung cancer remained the same when compared … advised to obtain annual testing. 17 No prospective randomized study with adequate follow-up time has compared … A case-control study in Japan compared the screening histories of 273 fatal cases of lung cancer to 1,269 … months with advice to receive the same tests annually, examined the benefit of frequent dual screening compared

9987. Developing and Evaluating Online Education to Improve Older Adults’ Health Information - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-and-evaluating-online-education-improve-older-adults-health/annual-summary/2012
      January 01, 2012 - The use of “Your health online” was compared to a program of educational materials developed by the National … (Achieved)  Evaluate the outcomes of the new program compared to an alternative. … The project team compared the findings from patients 55 to 65 years old with findings from patients 65

9988. Facts and Figures Exhibit 1.6
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/exhibit1_6.jsp
      January 01, 2008 - -17 and adults 18-44 in the lowest income communities (96 and 98 discharges per 1,000 population) compared … poorest than in all other communities (159 discharges per 1,000 population in the poorest communities compared … hospitalization rates to all other communities (374 discharges per 1,000 population in the poorest communities compared

9989. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive.pdf
      October 01, 2006 - effects of aggressive medical therapy (i.e., antihypertensive, antiplatelet, and antilipid treatment) compared … Description of reviewed studies No study directly compared angioplasty with stent placement to aggressive … Two randomized controlled trials directly compared angioplasty without stent placement to medical treatment … Among the remaining studies that compared revascularization to medical treatment and the noncomparative … • Studies that compared stent placement to no stent placement found no difference in outcomes.

9990. Surveillance Report: CER 30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management for Hip Fracture (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
      July 08, 2015 - One trial (n = 38) compared acupressure versus Up-to-date No new research was found ! … These were compared with placebo/standard care, or a different method of nerve blocks. … Another trial (n=30) compared intrathecal isotonic clonidine vs. … One trial (n = 38) compared acupressure versus sham control delivered preoperatively. … These were compared with placebo/standard care, or a different method of nerve blocks.

9991. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c_disposition-comments.pdf
      November 27, 2012 - For example, on Page 17, the last paragraph discusses nine trials that compared dual therapies (citation … AHRQ found the Phase III trial that compared the telaprevir dosing that was ultimately approved by … Specifically compared are interferon alpha 2a and interferon alpha 2b as part of combination therapy … Results (p.48) The sentence “A trial of extended early virologic responders…randomized to 4 compared … with 28 more weeks of dual therapy” should read “…randomized to 24 compared with 28 weeks of dual

9992. Chartbook #2: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health 1996
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb2/cb2.shtml
      February 01, 1999 - Less than half of all Hispanics and blacks had private health insurance, compared to three-fourths of … Over one-fifth of all Hispanics and over one-fourth of blacks had only public insurance, compared to … Only half of Hispanic male workers obtained job-related health coverage, compared with two-thirds of … Over 17 percent of Hispanics and 16 percent of blacks were in fair or poor health, as compared with … Just over 55 percent of white children were in excellent health, compared to approximately 43 percent

9993. Statistical Brief #8
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb8.jsp
      May 01, 2006 - Compared to privately insured stays (data not shown in table), hospital charges for uninsured stays were … Hospitalizations for appendicitis were 7 percent higher for the uninsured when compared to stays for … Among the uninsured, the average hospital charge for four conditions was lower as compared to private … arthrosclerosis (hardening of the heart arteries) were nearly 13 percent lower for the uninsured when compared … †Average charges are significantly lower for uninsured stays compared to privately insured stays, p‹0.05

9994. Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prognosis of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay-future_research.pdf
      September 01, 2012 - • Key Question 2: As compared with traditional tests, how well does the SFLC assay independently predict … As compared with traditional tests, how well does the SFLC assay independently predict progression … The studies identified in the searches were compared against the nominated FRN topics to assess if they … Finally, one study explored whether the use of the SFLC assay compared with traditional testing would … The studies identified in the searches were compared against the nominated FRN topics to assess if they

9995. Breast Reconstruction Surgery for Mastectomy in Hospital Inpatient and Ambulatory Settings, 2009-2014 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb228-Breast-Reconstruction-For-Mastectomy.pdf
      June 01, 2016 - ■ In 2014, women who lived in rural areas had fewer reconstructions (29 per 100 mastectomies) compared … ■ Compared with White and Hispanic women, Black women were more likely to receive breast reconstruction … A higher ratio in one year, compared with another suggests that a greater number of women who underwent … ■ Compared with 2009, twice as many women with no insurance and twice as many women covered by … In 2014, 33.7 percent of Black women received breast reconstruction with simultaneous mastectomy, compared

9996. Pharmacotherapy for Adults with Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-surveillance.pdf
      September 01, 2017 - We qualitatively compared original SR conclusions with the new input from the literature and experts … One study (n=243) compared disulfiram vs acamprosate vs naltrexone. 18 Depression decreased and all … One study (n=243) compared disulfiram vs acamprosate vs naltrexone. … However, nalmefene users had lower incidence of diarrhea compared to placebo. … "T" allele carriers on naltrexone had more abstinence compared to "CC" subjects on naltrexone.

9997. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Update (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-medical-executive-170505.pdf
      May 01, 2017 - those receiving DHA, while teachers rated communication as more improved in the treatment group compared … Most studies had placebo comparators, while five compared a pharmaceutical agent to behavioral treatment … The methodologic rigor of studies has increased substantially compared with those studies reported in … We found positive effects of atomoxetine compared with placebo on hyperactivity in children with ASD … Few studies (n=10) compared active treatments, and future research to assess comparative effectiveness

9998. Economic Analysis of an IT-Assisted Population-Based Cancer Screening Program - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r03hs020308-levy-final-report-2013.pdf
      January 01, 2013 - cost per patient screened of two population-centered, health information technology (HIT)-based tools compared … Thus, an automated program of patient outreach achieved identical screening success at lower cost compared … Standardized software design could reduce one-time costs and make the intervention more cost-effective compared … our goal was to evaluate the incremental cost per patient screened of the TopCare and ASC programs compared … The responses were compared, and the change in time spent on screening was calculated for each study

9999. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of New Therapies (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-glucose-control_research.pdf
      July 01, 2010 - Twenty-two percent of users were obese, compared to 11 to 15% using other medications. … Statistics We stratified the population of patients with DM into six groups to see how users of exenatide compared … individuals who were obese was much higher among the exenatide users (21.9% with an ICD-9 code for obesity compared … all of the HEDIS indicators for high quality care was highest in the group begun on exenatide (26% compared … than any other group, including a much higher number of visits to endocrinologists (1.73 per year compared

10000. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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       July 01, 2004 - to TPHA, and 99.4% and 100% compared to the FTA-ABS test. … ELISA showed 100% sensitivity compared to the FTA-ABS test for primary and secondary syphilis, 100% for … This study compared results of clinic RPR and RST tests with standard laboratory RPR and TPHA tests in … A study of the treatment of individuals exposed to a sexual partner with early- stage syphilis compared … Azithromycin compared with penicillin G benzathine for treatment of incubating syphilis.